spoil
verb (used with object)
to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: Drought spoiled the corn crop.
am spoiling
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present progressiveof spoil (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am spoiling the quality of my lifestyle by being so self-indulgent and egotistical. I must take some material out."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
Let’s start with the plot—and from here on out, I am spoiling the whole thing—which is mostly preposterous.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2023
"I am spoiling for a fight with a cobra;" and he came back to plain English, which he could use as well as any one.
From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Optic, Oliver
"I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
From Liza "A nest of nobles" by Ralston, William Ralston Shedden
Perhaps I am spoiling the only chance I have to get any happiness out of life.
From K by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
